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well i'm planning tostartnuvaring after my period maybe two weeks from now and i need some opinion from you guyz what is your experience on nuvaring...i recently used the pill but my mom found out and she took all of it..by the way i'm already 18 and i believe i do have rights so i choose nuvaring because it is more descrete than the pill...any opinions from you guys?

i want to take the nuvaring but my period is more than 5 days ago.. do i have to wait for the next cyrcle/next period to insert it? how does the valetta bc pill deal with that issue? because i really want to take a contraception ASAP..
- the point is ,i want to SKIPP my next period and not wait for it to insert the contraception-..

I think I'm going to wait until next week to test. Technically I'm supposed tostart today but we'll see. Also lately when I wipe there's this clear sticky mucous. Now I know that's my cervical mucous I just don't know what it means. I've never actually had to worry about any of this stuff before. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Just yesterday I went to the doctor tostart on the NuvaRing. The doctor had me insert the ring at the appointment even though I'm at day 15 of my cycle. When I got home, I read that women who are starting NuvaRing who haven't been on another form of oral contraceptive should start the ring between days 1 and 5 of their cycle. What should I do? Should I take the ring out, wait until days 1-5, and then insert a new ring? Or will the ring still be effective even though I've started mid-cycle?

You started Nuvaring, it can take a few days for your period tostart especially when your on yo ur first mornth of Nuvaring. It takes 3 months for your body to regulate hormones.
Now if you had unprotected sex within the first week of being on nuvaring (if you hadn't been on another birth control method before) then it's possible to get pregnant.
I was on Nuvaring for 3 months and had no issues with it.

I've been on NuvaRing for about 4 months now. My questions:
1. During my period when the NuvaRing is out, am I protected against pregnancy still by the hormones produced when it was in? Or am I only protected during those 3 weeks?
2. I've read that you can wash the NuvaRing off and put it back in if it falls out during sex so long as it wasn't out for more than 3 hours. My boyfriend and I CAN feel it during sex and I find it to be very uncomfortable.

I had weird side effects.on it so i switched toNUVARING except now after a month i took it out tostart my period and im not starting. Its been six days. I put in a new ring tomorrow but without a period? Iv taken tests and there negative.
Has anyone else gone through this with nuvaring?

I've had some light sporratic spotting (about a week before and a week after my period). It's just enough to see it when I wipe myself. When do most people return to a nomal cycle after using NuvaRing? Is the spotting something I should worry about?? Also, how long does it normally take people to concieve after using birth control for so long?? Just a little worried that my spotting will keep me from being able to become pregnant...HELP!

I had little brown spotting like I normally do when I am about tostart, so I inserted the ring and the spotting stopped, I know there is no chance I should be pregnant. It has been three days and no period. So I just go with the three weeks then take it out and put back in a week later, or should I take it out immediately?

Hi, Im not sure if this will help you but i was on the nuva ring for 4 years and i never experiance what you are experiancing but i did completely miss my period once and when i spoke to my doctor i was told the nuva ring is known to screw with your periods wheather it is getting 2 in one month or not getting one at all. if it keeps happening i would get it check out but if it is a one time thing i wouldnt worry about it.

I was previously on Ortho tri Cylen (using the generic) and my GYN wanted me to switch to the Nuva Ring. I was told to start the NR on the day that I would start my 1st active pill. This would have been on Tuesday. I don't know how, but I got the days confussed and put it in on Wednesday instead. Will this make a big difference?
For those of you who have responded to my previous posts. I still feel this burning sensation sometimes and it is obviously beyond annoying.

So i decided to go back on the nuvaring method; eventhough, I was having complications the 1st time I used this method. Thought i had just used it wrong the 1st time.
On March 5, I started my period(light period) & decided to have intercourse with my partner(who i've been with for 2yrs). It was unprotected sex & he came inside,so eventhough i've heard that it is safe to not get pregnant while being on your period, I still took plan b on March 6. I also had intercourse on March 8.

Are you sure you were supposed tostartNuvaring on the first day of your period? I ask because Im on Nuvaring and was directed to put it in the Sunday AFTER the first day of my period. Then leave it in for 3 weeks and take it out on Sunday and leave it out until the following Sunday.

I just started on Nuvaring & my doctor had instructed me to put it in on the first & take it out on the 26th of each month. While this makes it easier to remeber when to take in or out, will it change the effectiveness of the medicine? Has anyone ever heard of this method? Is anyone currently practicing this same method? Bottom line is this safe & effective to practice?

I'm spotting light to dark brown, and it has not been accompanied by cramps or anything remotely close to what I feel when I have a normal period. Today would be when I'm supposed to get my actual period, but I'm taking into account the fact I just got off the birth control and my periods could be irregular.
According to the Nuvaring website, you can start ovulating 13-28 days after you last remove the website, which does make pregnancy a possibility in my case.

I have only spotted a couple times in the past, but they were all normal type spottings
Last week, I started spotting. I started to worry when it was 3 days in. I had only ever spotted for a day
It has been about 8 days, maybe a little longer. I am getting worried.
I dont know if i should take the nuvaring out or keep it in. I am scheduled to take it out in 4 days, so i figured id act like everything is normal.

Hi, my husband and I have been thinking about when we wan tostart our family. We agreed on starting in the fall 2010 as thats when he will be home ...finally. I wanted to know if there are things I should do now or soon to start preping myself physically. (He is going on tour and leaves in the winter and gets back the following fall)
One thing I have planned is to stop taking nuvaring while hes gone so it will be safe to conceive when he gets back.

I started the Nuvaring right after a m/c. Three weeks and 3 days later wondering when my period will start. Woke this morning thinking maybe I am pregnant. I had been having that feeling but thought it was just 'residual' thoughts of the recent pregnancy. I took a pregnancy test...positive. But less than 2 hours later I'm bleeding. I go back to look at the test just to make sure I saw what I saw...and yes it is.

The wheezing was very notable and Cam's little chest will rise and fall and you can see him laboring to breathe. He also sweats when it gets hard to breathe. All kiddos are different, but check with your Dr. sounds like normal baby sounds, but always best to call and be safe. Hope all is well.

2 weeks later (mid april) I got the go ahead to have sex and start my new Birth Control nuvaring. That night we had unprotected sex in the middle of the night and the next morning I put in my nuvaring for the first time. Since then I've been having crazy hot flashes, I'm more tired, and sometimes feel alittle sick. I've already had 2 children and it only took us one time to conceive them, so I'm very fertile i guess. I still have about a week before I take out the nuvaring. What should I do?

they bothered me waaay tooo much for that...in fact they kept moving then i'd have to replace it when i forgot to fix the original 1...so heck it wasnt even 45 days, more like 2 weeks...and i've had 2 periods since then....

I started On Nuvaring a week before my period was suppose tostart. i missed my period that week. when i took out the nuvaring after three weeks im now spotting light brown and having cramps. i did have unproteced sex before i started Nuvaring but i took Plan B with in four days of unprotected sex and he pulled out. could i be pregnant?

I would go get Plan B if you don't want to get pregnant. When should you start your period? Check to see when you should be ovulating, if you are close to ovulation you could have conceived. Nuva Ring only works if it is in you and only should be taken out for just a few hours at a time to be considered effective. Good luck!

I used the nuvaring as directed and as a precaution took a pregnancy test each missed cycle. Getting ready to take another one if I don't start this cycle. My obgyn said it could take time due to my lining being so thinned out. I would like to have a baby by age 35. Before starting birth control my period was not regular. How long before I bring up these concerns to my gyno, and is this normal?

HCG usually becomes detectable in the urine about 10 days after conception, or about 4-5 days before the missed menstrual period. Because it can be difficult to know exactly when conception occurred, or
when exactly the period is supposed to start, most experts recommend waiting 5-10 days after the period is late
to ensure that the test is accurate.
Most pregnancy tests on the market will show a positive result by 7-10 days after the missed menstrual period.

Last time I had unprotected intercourse was February 18th.I was supposed tostart my period on March 13th.But missed it.Starting on March 6th I had some light brown discharge off and on for a week but no real blood.I took a pregnancy test last week when i was suppose to start and it came out negative.Im still having cramping,getting hot easy,and my breasts started feeling sore off and on since the 13th and the backache isnt going away.

Now it's been over three weeks since the removal of the nuvaring/cycle disruption, and I can't shake the depression. I try to ignore it, but I feel SO hopeless. I don't care about anything, no motivation. Family... I've had family in town and I can barely get myself out of bed to visit them and pretend like I care to be there. Same with work, which says something because honestly I love my job. I'm also sleeping ridiculous amounts.

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